Brett Hudson
Brett Hudson | |
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 Hudson in 1974 | |
| Born | January 18, 1953 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Spouse | Lavinia Lang (m. 1992) |
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Brett Stuart Patrick Hudson[1] (born January 18, 1953)[2] is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was the youngest member of the musical group the Hudson Brothers, which was formed by his older brothers, Mark and Bill, in 1965.[3] He is now a TV producer and writer.
Early life
[edit]Hudson was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, the youngest of three boys (Mark and Bill are his two elder brothers) born to Eleanor (née Salerno) and William Louis Hudson. His mother was Italian American (his maternal grandfather came from Carlentini, Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy).[4][5][6][7] He and his brothers were nephews of actor Keenan Wynn.[8] Hudson's father walked out on the family when he was six,[7] and Eleanor was forced to raise her boys alone, relying on welfare to raise them during their upbringing.[9] He was raised Roman Catholic.[7]
Career
[edit]Hudson formed the production company Frozen Pictures[10] with Burt Kearns. He has produced many television shows including All the Presidents' Movies with Martin Sheen for Bravo, The Secret History of Rock 'N' Roll for Court TV[11] hosted by Gene Simmons of KISS as well as Fox TV's A Current Affair.[12] He also co-wrote and produced the Burt Reynolds movie Cloud 9. In 2012, Hudson co-produced Hansel & Gretel Get Baked released theatrically by Tribeca Film.[13] He previewed his movie The Chris Montez Story[14] with Chris Montez at The Fest for Beatles Fans convention held March 2010 in Secaucus, New Jersey.[15]
He can be heard singing background on an odd assortment of CDs including Alice Cooper's 1994 The Last Temptation and Ringo Starr's 1999 I Wanna Be Santa Claus. He is also a trumpet player.
Honors and awards
[edit]Hudson received the 2009 Las Vegas Film Festival's Golden Ace Award in the Documentary Feature category for The Seventh Python.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Hudson married Lavinia Lang in 1992.[17]
He was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer in 2007 and, after receiving many conventional as well as alternative cancer treatments, has been in remission since 2009.[18] He is the uncle of singer/songwriter Sarah Hudson,[19] actress Kate Hudson of Almost Famous and actor Oliver Hudson of Splitting Up Together.
Filmography
[edit]Producing and directing
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1988 | Offshore Television | Television series; producer |
| 2001 | Adults Only: The Secret History of the Other Hollywood | Miniseries; director and producer |
| 2001 | The Secret History of Rock 'n' Roll with Gene Simmons | Television film; producer |
| 2002 | All the Presidents' Movies | Television documentary; director and producer |
| 2003 | My First Time | Television series; executive producer |
| 2005 | A Current Affair | Television series; producer |
| 2006 | Cloud 9 | Producer |
| 2007 | Basketball Man | Documentary; producer |
| 2008 | The Seventh Python | Documentary; producer |
| 2009 | All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie | Documentary; producer |
| 2011 | What The | Television series; executive producer |
| 2013 | Hansel & Gretel Get Baked | Producer |
| 2014 | The Chris Montez Story | Documentary; producer |
Acting
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Zero to Sixty | Harry | |
| 1978 | The Millionaire | Harold Reardon | Television film |
| 1979 | Bonkers! | Himself | 1 episode |
| 1980 | The Love Boat | Ed Corey | 1 episode |
| 1983 | Hysterical | Fritz | |
| 1994 | Chantmania: The Benzedrine Monks of Santo Damonica | Ray Nosseris | |
| 2006 | Cloud 9 | Blind man | Uncredited |
References
[edit]- ^ Children's Television: The First 35 Years, 1946 - 1981. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. 1983. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-810-81557-5.
- ^ Pilchak, Angela M. (2005). Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music. Detroit, Michigan: Cengage Gale. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-787-68069-5.
- ^ "Hudson Brothers Discography". Archived from the original on September 14, 2008.
- ^ Fisher, Emily (May 14, 1975). "The Hudson Brothers Ensnarled Into The Hollywood Situation' ". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. pp. 2–D – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Hudson". McCall's. 108. McCall Pub. Co.: 32 1981.
- ^ Buck, Jerry (November 13, 1986). "Cindy Stars In A Disney Movie". The Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. p. 30 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b c Hudson, Bill (2011). 2 Versions: The Other Side of Fame and Family. Bellevue, Washington: Dailey Swan Publishing. pp. 1–10. ISBN 978-0-983-80900-5.
- ^ Witbeck, Charles (July 28, 1974). "At Last, the Hudson Brothers Have Got It Made". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cowan, Ron (May 17, 1988). "Hudson takes a new act on the road". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frozen Pictures". Archived from the original on December 2, 2005. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ "The Secret History of Rock 'N' Roll". CourtTV.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2005.
- ^ "Bigfoot News Transcript". A Current Affair. Archived from the original on September 24, 2005.
- ^ "Exclusive: Director Duane Journey Talks Hansel & Gretel Get Baked". Dread Central. February 18, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "The Chris Montez Story". Frozen Pictures.
- ^ "The Fest for Beatles Fans". Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- ^ "The Seventh Python". Frozen Pictures. 2008. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Dropping the Ax Via Fax". People. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ Mullins, K.J. (May 22, 2009). "The Triple M-Brett Hudson's A Modern Medical Miracle". Digital Journal. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ Klein, Joshua. "Woman on the Verge: Sarah Hudson". Playboy.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Brett Hudson at IMDb
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